Shedding Light
This past summer, the Home Builders Institute Program (HBI) at our Young Adult Learning Center (YALC) was busy putting their construction and entrepreneurial skills to good use. Working under the leadership of our HBI instructor, approximately ten students participated in the âShedding Light Project,â where students built four sheds over the course of the summer. As part of a culminating project, two of the sheds were available for at a community event hosted by the students. The third shed was graciously donated to Washington Parks and People, for their Riverside Park community space.
While students will certainly gained construction skills leading up to the event, they also learned valuable interpersonal, leadership and teambuilding skills as they played an active role in planning and coordinating the community event/ auction. Students worked together to prepare a presentation describing their work, what they gained through the process, networked and took questions from guests. Additionally, the YALC team played an active role in determining which non-profit would receive the shed, and be honored as a part of their program. The event was attended by members of our Maya Community, including partners, local businesses, board members, parents, funders, neighbors. Shedding Light was the first of its kind for the Young Adult Learning Center, and we were excited to see the benefits, both to our students and to our community.
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